Administration plans change following Floyd death
Josh Kelly, Managing Editor
June 10, 2020
While the streets of Cincinnati’s downtown fill with the voices asking for a change in the systemic racism against Black people, NKU administration debates how they can help their Black students. “It is in these challenging times that NKU must serve as a beacon of hope and set an example through...
Patrolling campus during a pandemic: how officers are staying safe
Rachel Smith, Assistant News Editor
May 8, 2020
Latex gloves. Lysol-scented office space. Lonely patrols. While COVID-19 has initiated a wave of work-from-home orders, some positions still require boots on the ground. For university police officers, maintaining the safety of NKU’s campus cannot be completed from the safety of their homes. ...
Preparing BB&T Arena: the game plan before the game
Kaycee Sloan, Reporter
February 27, 2020
As March Madness approaches, fans are packing BB&T Arena. Keeping fans safe is the main concern of security staff at BB&T Arena, according to Erik Jones, guest services and event coordinator. In 2018, NKU was ranked the third safest college campus in the nation, according to the National C...
NKU police implement body-worn cameras
Kyle Wade, Contributor
October 23, 2019
In 2018, 992 people were shot and killed by police. As of this year, another 717 have lost their lives to fatal force, according to The Washington Post. While some police departments move away from body camera programs, NKU’s police department begins its own. Following a $14,000 Department of Justice grant, NKU police have begun to field its ‘Safety Vision’ body-w...
Graffiti stairwell: proposed plans to paint over
Kyle Wade, Contributor
September 16, 2019
It’s back to the drawing board for the faculty of School of the Arts as they continue to pursue solutions to promote self-expression, not vandalism. The Fine Arts Building’s graffiti stairwell is an underground attraction on NKU’s campus, and faculty of SOTA are discussing various ways to mak...
Will Title IX change?
Josh Goad, Assistant New Editor
February 13, 2019
Title IX was a part of the Education Amendments of 1972 and has since become an integral part of the way education works in America. This major piece of legislation states: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or b...
How does the university handle reports of sexual assault?
Abby Anstead, Asst. Managing Editor
January 18, 2017
“What do you need?” Ann James, deputy Title IX coordinator for students, said that’s the first thing she asks students when they report an instance of sexual assault. “The first thing I do is, ‘What do you need,’” James said. “‘Do you need medical attention, do you need counselin...
From student to chief: Gaffin to lead NKU police
Matt Sexton, Editor-in-chief
December 19, 2016
Updated 12/19/2016 5:00 p.m. | Originally posted 12/19/2016 11:55 a.m. HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Kentucky -- John Gaffin’s NKU experience has come full circle. Once an undergraduate student, Gaffin was named the full-time chief of NKU police Monday morning. “It’s about the relationships that I’ve...
Students fall prey to scammers, check fraud
Matt Sexton, Managing Editor
October 31, 2016
Danielle Moore has heard NKU students swear to her they would never fall for a scam. “They say, ‘I’m too smart for that,’” Moore said. “The students say, ‘I would never fall for that.’ “Guess what? Twenty of your fellow classmates fell for it in the last year.” The assistant mana...
Interim chief leads NKU police as search begins for top spot
Matt Sexton, Managing Editor
August 28, 2016
Nearly a month after the abrupt resignation of NKU’s Police Chief, the man tabbed as his interim replacement is still working for two.Lieutenant John Gaffin saw his workload double when he was selected as the interim replacement for former Police Chief Les Kachurek, who left the university at the ...
How the University Police Department is changing
Abby Anstead, Editor-in-Chief
August 11, 2016
In the midst of a national search for the Chief of Police position the NKU Police Department will undergo some changes. In a campus-wide email, President Geoffrey Mearns announced on July 27 that Lt. John Gaffin would serve as the Interim Chief of Police. Gaffin has served the NKU community for nine yea...
